What is it called when music cuts to silence?

Zyrada · 06-02-2014, 10:39 AM

In classical music, you might call a non-ending pause a caesura.

But then, you're likely not looking for classical terminology. A break, maybe? Do you have any musical example of what it is you're thinking?

MaxiGee · 06-02-2014, 02:23 PM

It would be called a punch if it were in the middle. But at the end I guess, it's called "play till it fades"

Paul Smeenus · 06-02-2014, 03:40 PM

An improvement (if Nickelback)

Moss · 06-02-2014, 04:00 PM

I had the cops walk into my house and unplug my amp once while I was playing. Not sure what to call that. Coptus interruptus? Warrantless entry? Moss Unplugged?

Plankton · 06-04-2014, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Moss

I had the cops walk into my house and unplug my amp once while I was playing. Not sure what to call that. Coptus interruptus? Warrantless entry? Moss Unplugged?

I'd call that "Cop missing a hand". *slice* Don't ever touch my ****.

Cops came to shut down our band one night a few years ago (band practice... it gets pretty loud, you know the deal where one guitarist turns up, then the other tries to turn up more, and the cycle keeps going), and instead of telling us to shut it down, they stayed for the rest of our set.

Moss · 06-02-2014, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by rostasi

Pig Stymied

Nice!

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06-02-2014, 10:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zyrada Avant-Gardener Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Inside your navel gazing back at you Posts: 163	In classical music, you might call a non-ending pause a caesura. But then, you're likely not looking for classical terminology. A break, maybe? Do you have any musical example of what it is you're thinking?

06-02-2014, 02:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
MaxiGee Groupie Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ghana, WA Posts: 6	It would be called a punch if it were in the middle. But at the end I guess, it's called "play till it fades"

06-02-2014, 04:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Moss Scuttle Buttin' Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Boulder Colorado Posts: 972	I had the cops walk into my house and unplug my amp once while I was playing. Not sure what to call that. Coptus interruptus? Warrantless entry? Moss Unplugged?